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The PEN Pod: Reckoning and Reconciliation after the Trump Era with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 22, 2021

“What we’re confronting on, for example, issues of race is the lingering pain and trauma that persists when there isn’t a full reckoning.” More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Katherine Seligman

Interview
By: Jane Marchant | January 21, 2021

“We need stories, and always have, to help us make sense of the world and the choices we face. . . We find ourselves in those stories.” More

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What’s Prison Like?

Drama
By: Matthew Mendoza | January 20, 2021

“What? Tell me I’m lying. Fuck. I love sex, drugs, and rock & roll. It just hasn't worked out for me.” More

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The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Devastating Toll on Journalism

Advocacy
By: Sandy Mui | January 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on journalism have been profound, not just in the tragic loss of life but also the loss of reporting at the local level. More

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The PEN Pod: Exploring the Impact of the Capitol Hill Insurrection on Free Speech with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 15, 2021

“We have seen that. . . the sense of grievance that certain voices are being shut down, excluded, and drowned out, is a potent message that the right uses… More

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The PEN Pod: Learning from Russian Short Fiction with George Saunders

InterviewJanuary 15, 2021

“What happens in a short story is that somebody concentrates for a long period of time to make their story as truthful and empathetic as possible, and then they… More

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The PEN Ten: An Interview with Mateo Askaripour

Interview
By: Jared Jackson | January 14, 2021

“The way I see it, if I allow someone to take away my freedom of expression even for a second, then I am agreeing to be enslaved, and there’s… More

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FAQs on Free Speech and the Capitol Hill Insurrection

BlogJanuary 11, 2021

The insurrection on Capitol Hill has raised serious questions about free speech and free expression. Here, we answer your most pressing First Amendment concerns. More

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Hong Kong: Human Rights Groups Condemn Mass Arrests

Open LetterJanuary 8, 2021

PEN America and 34 groups and organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, condemn the arrests of over 50 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong. More

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The PEN Pod: On the Capitol Hill Insurrection and Conspiracy Treadmill with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 8, 2021

“This is the image—these horrifying images of looting and pillaging of the Capitol, just rank lawlessness, derisiveness, chaos. That’s what [Trump] sowed from the beginning.” More

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